Dominic - thank you for making me want to read the essay in question!
You've stirred the pot.
S
Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com
>> Also, pleasure is a much sneered at thing, and I like her upfront
>> privileging of it as a political protest. It's cheeky.
>
> It's deeply conventional, within the context of a certain sexual
> counter-culture. That I am bored with, because it hasn't had a single
> new idea in twenty years - possibly *because* it thinks getting your
> rocks off is a radical act of political protest.
>
> Oh, hell. You know what? It's quite a good article, interesting, well
> written. Some of the poetry the author talks about looks pretty
> interesting, albeit (for me) for different reasons than some of the
> ones she gives. Masthead 9 rocks, and I'm looking forward to reading
> the rest of it.
>
> Dominic
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